Record archived

Type: https://plotdr.ch/problems/archived
HTTP status: 409
Content type: application/problem+json

What it means

Archiving a plot retires it: PlotDR never screens an archived plot again. The request created no check and did not count against your monthly check quota. It did count against the per-minute rate limit, like any other request to this endpoint.

This problem comes from POST /v1/plots/{plot_id}/checks. A batch does not refuse an archived plot as a whole: it skips the item and lists it in item_errors with the reason plot_archived.

Archiving does not touch the plot’s history. GET /v1/plots/{plot_id}, the plot’s past checks (GET /v1/plots/{plot_id}/checks) and reports on those checks keep working.

Typical causes

The plot was archived with DELETE /v1/plots/{plot_id}.
The plot’s supplier was archived with DELETE /v1/suppliers/{supplier_id}, which archives every plot under it.
The ID refers to an archived plot rather than the active plot you meant to check.

What to do

The plot’s past checks stay readable, so you do not need a new check to keep its record.

To screen the same land again, register it as a new plot with POST /v1/plots, under an active supplier, and check that plot. To screen it once without registering it, send its geometry to POST /v1/checks with a commodity_id.

Example

POST /v1/plots/{plot_id}/checks on a plot that has been archived.

{
  "type": "https://plotdr.ch/problems/archived",
  "title": "Record archived",
  "status": 409,
  "detail": "plot is archived; an archived plot cannot be screened",
  "instance": "/v1/plots/8e2d4c1a-5b7f-4e39-a0c6-1d9f2b7e3a54/checks"
}

See also: all problem types, theerror handling guide, and theAPI reference.